Re: Salinger this, buddy!

Dan Pfleging (PhishHed@prodigy.net)
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:49:10 -0500 

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Re: Salinger this, buddy!>As a relatively new member, I'd like to add my =
two pfennigs to this topic. The off-topic >tangents can get frustrating =
when they turn into a bunch of one-liners that outnumber >legitimate =
posts about Salinger, which is ostensibly the reason we're here in the =
first place. >Mind you, I have found some of the literary-related =
off-topic posts to be particularly >worthwhile, since in the two or so =
weeks I've been here I've been turned on to author >Sherman Alexie and a =
great book for bibliophiles called "A Gentle Madness." But since >I've =
already tried pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie and even pumpkin ice cream and =
found them >all to be enjoyable in their own unique way, I lost interest =
in the pumpkin talk some time >ago. In fact, I kind of wish that those =
involved could resolve their differences so that we can >all band =
together and confront the true enemy--the dreaded eggplant.
  >
  >Stephen


  Oh I know you didn't just badmouth eggplants.  Are you to tell me that =
breaded and friend eggplants are not quite delicious?!  If you're going =
to fight something, fight turnips.  How boring are they?

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Re: Salinger this, buddy!
>As a relatively new member, I'd like to add my two pfennigs = to this=20 topic. The off-topic >tangents can get frustrating when they turn = into a=20 bunch of one-liners that outnumber >legitimate posts about = Salinger, which=20 is ostensibly the reason we're here in the first place. >Mind you, = I have=20 found some of the literary-related off-topic posts to be particularly=20 >worthwhile, since in the two or so weeks I've been here I've been = turned=20 on to author >Sherman Alexie and a great book for bibliophiles = called "A=20 Gentle Madness." But since >I've already tried pumpkin soup, = pumpkin pie=20 and even pumpkin ice cream and found them >all to be enjoyable in = their own=20 unique way, I lost interest in the pumpkin talk some time >ago. In = fact, I=20 kind of wish that those involved could resolve their differences so = that we=20 can >all band together and confront the true enemy--the dreaded=20 eggplant.
>
>Stephen
 
 
Oh I know you didn't just badmouth eggplants.  Are = you to=20 tell me that breaded and friend eggplants are not quite = delicious?!  If=20 you're going to fight something, fight turnips.  How boring are=20 they?
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